The Date and Time: Tuesday October 8, 2019 3PM to 7PM
The Event: A tasting of Fortified Wines as developed by the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada (18th annual tasting)
The Venue: Wine Writers' Circle of Canada's clubhouse.
The Target Audience: WWCC members exclusive.
The Availability/Catalogue: All these fortified wines are at the LCBO or by consignment, etc. They include ports, sherries, vermouths, and other beverages.
The Quote/Background: This was not a competition or a judging, but a tasting for writing purposes re: Holiday Wines and Gifts. The Wine Writers' Circle of Canada would like to thank each of the supplying agents for their contributions.
The Wines: My ratings do NOT include a ranking beyond GOOD, BETTER, and BEST. They are listed randomly within each category.
The Wines: Meanwhile, this just in: " Interest in sherry is drying up to the point of extinction despite concerted efforts at a revival, writes Don Kavanagh. Meanwhile, searches on Wine-Searcher for port increased 34.5% in the last five years, and searches for the most-popular port so far this year were conducted 46 times more frequently than searches for most-popular sherry, he writes."
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Producer Product Name Vintage Price LCBO # Country Region Grape Varieties Alc. % Availability Where Availability When Agent or Winery Info Comments
-La Madre Vermouth La Madre Premium nv $29.45 490978 Spain Spain 15 E-Comm Now Majestic Wine Cellars
-Sandeman 20 YO Tawny Port n/a $64.95 116178 Portugal Douro Touriga Franca, etc. 20% Vintages front line anytime (no release scheduled) Charton Hobbs
-Tawse Winery Orange Bitters $12.95 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Tawse Winery Lemon Bitters $12.95 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Tawse Winery Lavender Bitters $12.95 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Tawse Winery Wild Cherry Bark Bitters $13 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Tawse Winery Barrel-aged Bitters $12.95 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Tawse Winery Aromatics Bitters $12.95 N/A Canada Niagara 50% Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-PADRÓ I FAMILIA SL PADRÓ & CO. ROJO CLÁSICO VERMOUTH NV EST $24.75 835181 SPAIN CATALUNYA MACABEO 18.0 DESTINATION Nov-19 DB WINE & SPIRITS 180 BTLS
-Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny NV $35.95 121749 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO Vintage Essential Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny NV $69.95 14907 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO Vintage Essential Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 2017 $159.95 12076 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO - V-mail March 19th, 2020 Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Croft Vintage Port 2017 127.95 12082 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO March 19th, 2020 Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Oscar 697 697 Rosso 0 $29.95 Consignment Italy Milano 16 Consignment/Ecom Now Majestic Wine Cellars
-Oscar 697 697 Bianco 0 $29.95 Consignment Italy Milano 16 Consignment/Ecom Now Majestic Wine Cellars
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Producer Product Name Vintage Price LCBO # Country Region Grape Varieties Alc. % Availability Where Availability When Agent or Winery Info Comments
-Sandeman 10 YO Tawny Port n/a $34.95 n/a Portugal Douro Touriga Franca, etc. 20 Private Order anytime Charton Hobbs
-Sandeman Late Bottled Vintage 2012 $13.40 sale 195974 Portugal Douro Touriga Franca, etc. 20.5 LCBO GL Charton Hobbs
-Tawse Winery Dry Vermouth $23.13 N/A Canada Niagara Riesling + 14 botanicals 18.5 Retail shop Now Daniel Lafleur
-Sogrape Vinhos de Portugal Ferreira Dona Antonia Tawny Reserve Port NV $19.95 157586 Portugal Douro 30% Malvasia Fina, 20% Códega, 20% Viosinho, 20% Rabigato, 10% Arinto 20 LCBO All year Authentic Wine & Spirits Merchants
-Alvear Alvear Fino Montilla-Morilles $14.05 112771 Spain Montilla Morilles Fino 15% LCBO General List FWM Canada-
-La Madre Vermouth La Madre Red 0 $21.5 491018 Spain Spain 15 E-Comm Now Majestic Wine Cellars
-Symington Family Warre's Otima 10 y.o. Tawny NV $21.95 566174 Portugal Oporto Touriga Nacional, local varieties 20.00% LCBO - General list Year-round Dionysus W&S Ltd
*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
Producer Product Name Vintage Price LCBO # Country Region Grape Varieties Alc. % Availability Where Availability When Agent or Winery Info Comments
-Sandeman Fine Ruby Port n/a $15.95 23366 Portugal Douro Touriga Franca, etc. 19.5 LCBO GL Charton Hobbs
-Williams & Humbert Dry Sack Sherry NV $14.05 13565 Spain Jerez - Xeres Palomino, Pedro Ximénez 19.5 LCBO General List All the time Dandurand. 1660 Tech Ave Unit 2A mississauga ON L4W 5S7. 416-368-3344
-Taylor Fladgate Late Bottled Vintage 2014 $18.95 46946 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO GL Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Taylor Fladgate First Estate NV $17.50 309401 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO GL Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Croft Reserve Tawny Port NV $18.95 538983 Portugal Douro 20 LCBO March 7th, 2020 Sylvestre Wines & Spirits
-Fonseca Fonesca Bin No.27 Reserve Porto $17 325506 Portugal Cima Corga 20% LCBO General List FWM Canada- info@fwmcanada.com
-Fonseca Fonseca White Port $17 276816 Portugal Douro Valley Arinto, Malvasia Fina, Codega, Esgana Cao, Folgasao, Gouveio, Viosinho and Rabigato 20% LCBO General List FWM Canada- info@fwmcanada.com
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-Alvear Alvear Medium Dry $14.05 112789 Spain Montilla Morilles Amontillado 17% LCBO General List FWM Canada- info@fwmcanada.com
The Food: baguette, unsalted roasted almonds, Nicoise olives, water
The Contact Person: deantudor@yahoo.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 94
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